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About This Course

Why I built Claude Code in Action, and who it's for.

Hi, I'm Edwin Ashdown

I build AI-powered tools that help people work smarter. You might know my other projects:

TranscriptIQ

The session analyser for AI-assisted development. Upload a Claude Code transcript and get scored across 8 fluency dimensions — with actionable recommendations.

AI IQ

A VSCode extension that monitors your Claude Code sessions in real-time — live health scores, anti-pattern alerts, and per-model cost tracking, right inside your editor.

Building these tools, I noticed the same pattern over and over: the gap between people who get great results from AI and people who don't isn't about which tool they use or how clever their prompts are. It's about how they think about the collaboration.

About This Course

Claude Code in Action is a hands-on course for software developers who want to integrate Claude Code into their daily workflow. It starts with the fundamentals — what a coding assistant is and how tool use lets Claude read files, run commands, and operate on a full codebase — then moves quickly into practical setup, configuration, and advanced features.

Across four modules and 21 lessons you will cover context management with CLAUDE.md files, custom slash commands, MCP server integration, GitHub Actions workflows, hooks, and the Claude Code SDK. Every concept is paired with a working example you can apply to your own project the same day.

Why I Built This Course

Most developers pick up Claude Code, run it once, and either fall in love or never touch it again. The difference between those two outcomes is rarely about Claude — it is about whether the developer learned how to feed it the right context, control the conversation, and wire it into their existing tools.

This course exists to close that gap. It teaches the practical skills that turn Claude Code from a clever autocomplete into a real collaborator: reliable context, custom commands, hooks that enforce your standards, and SDK integration for the parts of your pipeline you want to automate end to end.

By the end you will have a Claude Code setup that fits the way you already work — not the other way around.

Get in Touch

Questions, feedback, or just want to say hi — I'd love to hear from you.

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